Whatever (1999 film)

Whatever is a 1999 French drama film directed by Philippe Harel, starring Harel and José Garcia. The original French title is Extension du domaine de la lutte, which means "extension of the domain of struggle." It tells the story of a man whose misanthropy goes out of control due to a business trip together with a colleague. It is based on the novel Whatever by Michel Houellebecq.

Whatever
Directed by	Philippe Harel
Screenplay by	Philippe Harel
Based on	Whatever by Michel Houellebecq
Produced by	Adeline Lecallier
Starring	Philippe Harel José Garcia
Cinematography	Gilles Henry
Edited by	Bénédicte Teiger
Production companies	Lazennec Productions StudioCanal
Distributed by	Mars Distribution
Release date	13 October 1999 (1999-10-13)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$2.8 million
Box office	$420,000[1]

The film was released on 13 October 1999 through Mars Distribution. It had 55,967 admissions in France.^[2]

Cast

• Philippe Harel as Notre héros
• José Garcia as Raphael Tisserand
• Catherine Mouchet as La psy
• Cécile Reigher as Catherine Lechardey
• Marie-Charlotte Leclaire as H. La secrétaire de LA Brette
• Philippe Agael as Buvet
• Christophe Rossignon as Bernard